alright i'm in some garbage but to keep it short i have an 88 yj with the obvious 4.2L and need to get a hold of a Crankshaft been reading and from what i gather i need the one with the 2.5" snout since i have the V-belt set up if anyone knows if thats right let me know and also if anyone knows where to find a crank tell me too

yeah none of that even helped.... is the crank with a 2.5" snout the proper crankshaft i need to get since i have the V-belt pulleys or do i have to get one with the 2" snout which i have read is for the serpentine belt setup..... again any real help would be fine.... i don't care about undersized berings... why would i have to put a 3/8" spacer on the end if it calls for the longer snout wouldn't it go on before the harmonic balancer... like a spacer would be....what would i have to re-cut.... and brown dog.... you're the only one helpful at all in this thread

yeah none of that even helped.... is the crank with a 2.5" snout the proper crankshaft i need to get since i have the V-belt pulleys or do i have to get one with the 2" snout which i have read is for the serpentine belt setup..... again any real help would be fine.... i don't care about undersized berings... why would i have to put a 3/8" spacer on the end if it calls for the longer snout wouldn't it go on before the harmonic balancer... like a spacer would be....what would i have to re-cut.... and brown dog.... you're the only one helpful at all in this thread

Since you read all about the different snout lengths. Then you should have been able to figure out what you need to do if you run a v belt on a serp crank.

The posters here offered several ways to do about getting a crank. From vendors of new to having yours turned down. All the way to a source of the spacer ...if you need one.

Does your mommy hold your hand when you go to the bathroom ? Or do you have a fundamental lack of explaining what you want to do. ?

well dude.... I wasn't sure if the Information that i have read was the proper information and before i F**K up my ride by wearing a hole in my timing cover like what happened from the last A$$hole who owned my jeep i would like to know if its right... i don't need my crank turned down i just need a new one... **** broke and i need to find the proper info so it don't happen again... and telling me to put a spacer doesn't tell me why i need a spacer to begin with and like i said only one person has been helpful at all on this entire thread is brown dog yeah he's right now my best friend cause i can get what i need from his post....... people need to explain more when they post when it comes down to it so don't be a **** when you live in michigan

well dude.... I wasn't sure if the Information that i have read was the proper information and before i F**K up my ride by wearing a hole in my timing cover like what happened from the last A$$hole who owned my jeep i would like to know if its right... i don't need my crank turned down i just need a new one... **** broke and i need to find the proper info so it don't happen again... and telling me to put a spacer doesn't tell me why i need a spacer to begin with and like i said only one person has been helpful at all on this entire thread is brown dog yeah he's right now my best friend cause i can get what i need from his post....... people need to explain more when they post when it comes down to it so don't be a **** when you live in michigan

If you have Serpentine belts, you need the short crank. If you have Vee belts you need the long crank. If someone put the wrong balancer on or it came apart, it would chew through the timing cover.
If you have the long crank but need a serpentine pulley, you can put one on and put the 3/8" spacer on the outside to make up for the extra long crank.
4.0L and 4.2L serpentine belt balancers are different. The 4.0L pulley is 3/8" closer to the motor (where the belt rides) If the 4.0L pulley is put on a 4.2L, it will chew through the timing cover.